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Maggie (McCarthy), a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year old son, Oliver (Lieberher). Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent (Murray), a retired curmudgeon with a penchant for alcohol and gambling. An odd friendship soon blossoms between the improbable pair. Together with a pregnant stripper named Daka (Watts), Vincent brings Oliver along on all the stops that make up his daily routine - the race track, a strip club, and the local dive bar. Vincent helps Oliver grow to become a man, while Oliver begins to see in Vincent something that no one else is able to: a misunderstood man with a good heart. (C) Weinstein

The adult supporting players are all excellent, but next to Murray, the key casting is Jaeden Lieberher as young Oliver. The kid is a natural in the sidekick role, never once playing it too cute or too actor-y.

Audience Reviews for St. Vincent

½

A recycled story full of clichés, like Bill Murray in cliched acting mode not even able to make a stroke sound convincing and an inevitable cliched final speech to make us forget the several loose ends - the loan shark, the bank money, the legal battle with the kid's father, etc.

Carlos Magalhães

Super Reviewer

½

A pleasant surprise!

Flutie Archibald

Super Reviewer

½

The first half is good, but the later half is not up to the mark. Could have been far greater had they consulted me ;-)

familiar stranger

Super Reviewer

½

I went in with no expectations because I'm one of the few people who isn't under Bill Murray's hipster-fabulous spell, but this movie is heartwarming as hell, and his gruff outbursts are rather distressing. A young outcast finds a protector and kindred spirit in Vincent, a grouchy old neighbor with far more going on underneath than meets the eye. I can't tell if Naomi Watts's Russian accent is all that authentic, but Chris O'Dowd is dependably hilarious as a freethinking - and thickly Irish - Catholic school teacher.